Punctureproof tire



Feb. 27, 1923.

' H. BEH RNS PuNcTuREPRoo TIRE Filed June` 29, 1922 attotwm H. BEHRNS PUNGTUREPROOF TIRE Filed Ju'ne 29, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 2.

Patented 2?', 19.23.

- tienesN HARRY BEHRNS, 0F QUNTER, KANSAS.

PUNCTUREPROOIF TIRE.

`Application filed June 29, 3.922.

.T0 all whom may concern J .11u zen of the United Statesof rime-rica. residing' at Quinten lin the county of Grove and State of Kansas, has invented new and useful mprovements in Punctureproof Tires, of which the following is a specification.

The object ofthe invention is to provide a puncture proof or armored tire for the Wheels of automobiles and similar vehicles as a means of guarding against blow-outs and rotectin the inner tubes from puncture; and lWith this object in view the invent-ion consists'in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown in the aceoinpanying` drawings, Whereinz Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of a tire constructed in accordance With the invention.

Figure 2 is a side view of a portion of the tire with the facing` broken away to show the arrangement of the elements of the armor.

Figure 3 is a detail pla-n view of a portion of the armor with the parts assembled to show the relations therebetween.

Figure l is a detail view of one of the anchor links.

Figure 5 is a view of one of the connecting links.

Figures 6 and 6a are views respectively in blank andin operative forni of one o" vthe clips by which the intermediate protective plates are connected in series.

Figure 7 is a detail view of one of the clips by which the intermediate protective plates are connected in series.

Figures 8 and 9 are detail views respectively in blank and in operative form of one of the main protective plates.

The tire proper 10 which may be variously constructed and obviously may be of any preferred size or type, so far as the means for seating npon the rim may be concerned, is provided at its bead portions 11 With embedded anchor rods 12 which er;- tend throughout the lengths of said beads, and connected with these anchor rods by a lacing' 13 of pliable Wire or the equivalent thereof is e continuous armor consistingessentially of spaced transverse series of anchor links 14- terminally supporting the elements of longitudinal series of main pro-.

it known that HARRY' Bnrrnns, a citin Serial fro. 571,640.

elements, one of which is arranged in span ning relation With the tread of the tire and the others at the sides thereof are provided With terminal transversely elongated eyes 14l to provide for their connectionin series transversely of the tire by connectinglinks 17, and the links'rvhich are disposed at the ends of each series of anchor links are connected With the anchor rods 12 by means of the lacing' 18. 'The connecting links are of sheet metal folded or doubled uponv itself to form terminal loops With the free ends of the blankdisposed at about themiddle of the length of thelink as shown at lQ1 and'spaced apart sufficiently to permit of engagement With the eyes at the extremities jf the anchor'links and also' to permit of the insertion of the lacingwire 13.

The anchor links are, in addition, longitudinally slotted as indicated atA 141" to provideparallel side Webs le? for engagement4 by the doubled or looped extremities of the .main protective plates 15, each of `which is of a length sufficient to extend between adjacent anchor'links, and each ofWhioh is terminally folded orlooped as shown clearly in detail in Figure 9 to facilitate engagement with the anchor links and also afford a radial resilience to the tire,-the extremities of the blank forming the plate being spacedv apart tofacilitate the engagement thereof with the anchor links in the assemblinp; ofthe elements ofthe armor.

The auxiliary. Vor intermediate protective plates 16.', shown `in detail ,in Figure'a con- #sist of blanks also terminally folded "or looped for reasons explained in reference to the main protective plates and connected in series in break joint relation-With the main protective plates, as above noted, by means of clips 18 shown in detail in Figure 7 and serving to permit of relative' movement `of the elements and hence iiexibility of the aS-v sembled structure while aifordng a substan- Cfr tially unbroken protection against the penetration of objects liable to puncture the inner tube.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new and useful is l. An inflatable wheel tire having anchor rods embedded in the bead portion thereof and an armor consisting of a plurality or". :flexibly assembled elements embedded in the body of the tire and co nected with said anchor rods by lacing extending therebetween7 the said armor consisting of longitudinally spaced transverse seriesV ot' flexibly connected anchor links terminally connected with the anchor rods and longitudinal series of protective platesA terminally engaged with and spanning the inter-vals -between the anchor links.

42. An :inflatable wheel tire having anchor rods embedded in the bead portion thereof andan armor consisting of a plurality of flexibly assembled elements embedded in the body of the tire and connected with said anchor rods by lacing extending therebetween, the said armor consisting ot longitudinally spaced transverse series of 4flexibly connected anchor links terminally connected with the anchor rods and longitudinal series of protective plates terminally engaged with and spanning the intervals be tween the .anchor links7 the adjacent extremities of the anchor links in each series being connected by'connecting links each consisting oi' a folded blank Jrorming terminal loops accessible between the spaced extremities of the blank.

3. An inflatable wheel tire having anchor rods embedded in the bead portion thereof and an armor consisting oi' a plurality of flexibly assembled elements embedded in the body of the tire and connected with said an* chor rods by lacing extending therebetween.)

. the said armor consisting` of longitudinally spaced .transverse series of flexibly connected anchor links terminally connected with the anchor rods and longitudinal series of protective plates terminally engaged with and spanning the intervals between the anchor links7 saidv anchor links having terminal transversely engaged eyes, and the connections between the same consisting of connecting links comprising folded stripsy or blanks providing terminal loops for en gag-ement with said eyes. y

Il.' A n iniatable wheel tire having anchor rods embedded in the bead portion thereof and an armor consisting` of a plurality or flexibly assembled elements embedded in the body of the tire and connected with said anchor rods by 'lacing extending therebetween, said armor consisting et' longitudi nally spaced transversely disposed anchor links, transversely spaced longitudinal series ci' main protective plates terminallyengaged with and'spanning the intervals between :said anchor links and intermediate auxiliary lono'itudinal series of protective plates tervininally connected by clips with which the extremities of said plates are engaged.

5. An inflatable wheel tire having anchor rods embedded in the bead portion thereof and an armor consisting of a plurality of flexibly assembled elements embedded'in the body of the tire and connected with said anchor rods by lacing extending therebetween, said armor consisting 'or `longitudinally spaced transversely disposed anchor llinks transversely spaced longitudinal series of main protective plates terminally engaged with and spanning the intervals between said anchor links, and intermediate auxiliary longitudinal series of protective platos terminally connected by clipswith which the extremities ot said plates are engaged7 the elements of the series of auxiliary intermediate plates beingy arranged in break joint relation with the elements of the series or' main protective links. y

6. An inflatable wheel tire having anchor rods embedded in the bead portion thereo'l" and an armor consisting of a plurality of flexibly assembledelements embedded in the body of the tire and connected with said anchor rods bylacing extending therebetween, said armor consisting ot longitudinally spaced transversely disposed anchor links, transversely spaced longitudinal series oli' main protective plates terminally engaged with and spanning the intervals between said anchor links, and inter-mediate auxiliary longitudinal series'of protective plates tericoA minally connected by clips with which the HARRY Banane'. 

